The Australian victims of flight MH17

The 27-year-old dual Dutch-Israeli national was a student at Melbourne's Swinburne University, living in Windsor. He had been visiting his family in Amsterdam and attended a wedding in Israel. He was on his way back to Australia to resume his business course under a student visa.

Francesca "Frankie" and Liam Davison

The teacher was on the flight with her husband, Liam Davison. Ms Davison, 54, had taught at Toorak College, at Mt Eliza, for 28 years and also worked with disadvantaged communities in Sri Lanka. Liam, 57, was an award-winning novelist, teacher and keen cyclist. They leave behind two children, Milly and Sam.

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The 48-year-old Dutch national lived in Melbourne where he worked as an IT security consultant. His wife, Angela, had been holidaying with him but took an earlier flight back to Australia.

Gary and Mona Lee

The couple from Glen Iris had been on a European holiday. Gary, a retiree, had run a Chinese restaurant while his wife Mona was a schoolteacher. The couple had moved to Melbourne from Malaysia in the '70s. They have two daughters, both doctors, who live in Melbourne.

Elaine Teoh and Emiel Mahler

The couple, both 27, were on their way to a wedding in Malaysia. Ms Teoh was from Penang in Malaysia, and previously studied at Melbourne University. Mr Mahler, a Dutch national, lived in Melbourne where he worked in the finance sector.

Gerry and Mary Menke

Gerry Menke and his wife Mary owned an abalone pearl company in Mallacoota, in eastern Victoria. Mary Menke also owned a beauty and hair salon there.

Albert and Maree Rizk

The husband and wife from Sunbury, north of Melbourne, have two children, James and Vanessa. Albert and Maree were returning to Australia, after a month-long holiday in Europe. Mr Rizk was a director of the local Raine & Horne real estate branch.

Shaliza Dewa, and Johannes, Piers, Marnix and Margaux Van Den Hende

Hans van den Hende and his wife, Shaliza Dewa, from Eynesbury in Melbourne's west, were travelling with their three children Piers, 15, Marnix, 12, and Margaux, 8.

QUEENSLAND

Roger and Jill Guard

Toowoomba couple Roger and Jill Guard, both doctors, were returning to Australia after holidaying after a medical conference. Roger was director of pathology at Toowoomba Hospital, and Jill worked as a GP.

Howard and Susan Horder

Retired Brisbane couple Howard and Susan Horder, both 63, had been travelling in Europe. They have three sons, Matthew, David and Adam.

Helena Sidelik

The Gold Coast woman was returning home after attending a friend's wedding in Amsterdam, and three weeks in Greece. The 56-year-old had moved to Burleigh from Melbourne four years ago.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Dafne Nieveen

Dutch citizen Dafne Nieveen worked as a language teacher in Perth, the city she'd called home for four years. A friend on Facebook said the 37-year-old "touched so many people with her beautiful heart".

Nick Norris, Mo Maslin, Evie Maslin and Otis Maslin

Perth man Nick Norris, 68, was travelling with his three grandchildren, Mo, 12, Evie, 10, and Otis 8, who were returning to Australia ahead of the new school term while the parents of the children, Rin Maslin and Anthony Maslin, remained in Amsterdam. Mr Norris was a managing director of a management consulting firm, a member of the South of Perth Yacht Club and spent time working in remote Aboriginal communities.

Edel Mahady

The 50-year-old married mother of two was returning to Perth for the start of school term at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School in Kelmscott where she worked as an administrator. Ms Mahady had been visiting her grandmother in Ireland.

Arjen and Yvonne Ryder

The couple were from Albany and had been returning from a seven-week holiday in France and the Netherlands. Mr Ryder worked for the Department of Agriculture and Yvonne was a teacher.

Fatima Dyczynski

The promising aerospace engineer was travelling to Perth to begin an internship with IBM. The 25-year-old was on her way to join her parents, and had hoped to become a permanent Australian resident.

NSW

Michael and Carol Clancy

Retired teachers Michael and Carol Clancy, from Kanahooka south of Wollongong, were returning to Australia after a three-week European holiday. Ms Clancy had just celebrated her birthday.

Jack O'Brien

The 25-year-old was returning to Sydney after a seven-week European holiday. Mr O'Brien had worked at a gym at Carlingford in Sydney's northwest.

Victor Oreshkin

The 29-year-old from Lidcombe in Sydney's west was returning home after a five-week trip to Europe. Mr Oreshkin was a well-loved member of the Slavic Evangelical Pentecostal Church in Sydney.

Philomene Tiernan

Sister Philomene Tiernan was a Catholic nun who taught at Kincoppal School at Rose Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs. The 77-year-old had been returning to Australia after attending a retreat in Joigny in France.

Gabriele Lauschet

The Sydney-based kindergarten teacher was returning from her homeland of Germany, after visiting her mother. The 47-year-old had worked at the German International School in Terrey Hills in northern Sydney for 15 years, and recently become engaged to Andreas Schaaf, a fellow teacher at the school.

ACT

Liliane Derden

Mother of two Liliane Derden, 50, was from Hall in Canberra's north. Ms Derden, who worked for the National Health and Medical Research Council, was flying home after visiting family in Belgium where she grew up. She had become a grandmother in December 2013.

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Wayne and Theresa Baker

The former public servants had lived in the Darwin area for most of their adult lives and were returning from holidaying in Europe after having recently retired. Wayne, 55, and Theresa, 53, have two sons in their 20s. The Bakers also spent time at Buddina on the Sunshine Coast.

Emma Bell

A teacher at the Maningrida College in Arnhem Land, Ms Bell had been spending the school holidays in Europe before returning to the Northern Territory for the new school term. She had grown up in Lithgow in NSW.

(**DFAT's official Australian toll remains at 38 citizens and residents, or people who called Australia home. Several other names have been added based on further information coming to light).

(Sources: Government advice, media reports, family members, Malaysia Airlines passenger manifest. Some of the victims may not be Australian passport holders)